By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis, UMMC Communications It’s About Time: The Campaign for the Cancer Center and Research Institute, a $125 million philanthropic drive to help build a state-of-the-art cancer center at the University of...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune While the House concurred on the Senate’s version of two bills that made changes to the state’s medical cannabis program, Governor Tate Reeves (R) did not, vetoing both bills on Thursday. One of the bills, HB 1152,...
by Julie Bauer, Northwest Mississippi Community College Seventeen Northwest Mississippi Community College students have been inducted into the 2025-26 Hall of Fame, the highest honor a student can achieve at the college. The selection of students named...
By Ashby Foote For fifty years Pentagon planners, whose job it is to analyze risk and threats around the globe, have concluded year after year that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the worst possible scenario to confront – but it never...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers agreed on a conference report Sunday that changes the service requirement from 35 years to 30 years under the new Tier 5 in Mississippi’s state employee retirement system. Tier 5 was passed during the 2025...
Former Ole Miss athletics director, coach, and student-athlete John Warner Alford Jr. passed away on Friday. He dedicated over 30 years to the university. Ole Miss said of Alford: “A student-athlete, coach, and administrator, Alford has been recognized for his...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The governor has approved legislation that creates a Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee with the purpose of examining, evaluating, and developing recommendations regarding the proper allocation of sales tax revenue...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune After both chambers proposed significantly higher teacher pay raises this session, lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate have reportedly reached an agreement on a $2,000 across the board K-12 public school...
Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s GivHer Circle will host its third annual wine-tasting event, “Unwind, Uncork & Connect,” on April 22 at Coastal Kitchen in Long Beach beginning at 5 p.m. With the theme It’s a Shore Thing, the...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune With less than two weeks left in the regular legislative session, the Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission (MWCC) asked a joint committee for additional funding to maintain and update the state’s wireless...
The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music is proud to announce that its vocal a cappella group, Spirit of Southern (SOS), recently won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) South Quarterfinal in Biloxi, advancing to the...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) vetoed SB 2632 on Monday, sending a strongly worded veto message back to lawmakers, claiming material changes to the legislation were made after it had already been presented to his office. He...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Rep. Rickey Thompson (D) has introduced a resolution in the Mississippi House of Representatives to “urge the State of Mississippi” to adopt a Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights. Thompson’s resolution, HR 152, says...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi House of Representatives passed 25 suffrage bills on to Senate, seeking to restore the right to vote to persons who have served their prison time and made retribution for crimes without further...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed the first pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the 2025-2026 flu season. A pediatric death is defined as the death of an individual under 18 years of age. The MSDH does not provide details...
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the Gulf Council is inviting photographers of all skill levels to participate in a special Gulf Fisheries Photo Contest highlighting the people, places, and marine life that define fisheries in the Gulf region. For five...
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune When the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into liftoff on January 28, 1986, the confidence of the entire nation was shattered. Every American, from the school child to the elderly and those who...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Adams County Supervisor and successful oilman Kevin Wilson announced this week that he was donating $500,000 to a new political action committee “to support strong conservative leadership and build the foundation for a...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Speaker Jason White (R) took to social media Thursday afternoon to say House leadership was allowing the Senate amended pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform bill to die at the evening deadline without concurring or...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Both the Mississippi House and Senate unanimously voted Thursday to revive the “Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program Act” that was vetoed earlier this week by Governor Tate Reeves (R). The program...
